Topsail hasn't had much luck against Laney recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The two teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played.
Topsail is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 64-40 to Hoggard. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Vikings are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Laney's strategy against South Brunswick on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Laney blew South Brunswick out of the water with a 63-27 final score. With the Buccaneers ahead 39-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Laney has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Topsail, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Topsail came up short against Laney in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 57-50. Can Topsail avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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